"Days of Thunder (soundtrack) Days of Thunder is the soundtrack from the film of the same name, released in 1990 in the U.S. by Geffen Records and internationally by Epic Records. ""The Last Note of Freedom"" was co-written by Hans Zimmer, Billy Idol and David Coverdale. Maria McKee's ""Show Me Heaven"" was released as a single alongside the movie. The album is also notable for the inclusion of Guns N' Roses' cover of Bob Dylan's ""Knockin' on Heaven's Door"", a year before the song was released with a slightly different mix on the 1991 album ""Use Your Illusion II"". The"
"test on the heart-stopping love theme from the Tom Cruise film, ""Days Of Thunder."" A couple of listens won me over."" ""Show Me Heaven"" spent four weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and is McKee's only UK number-one as a performer (although the song ""A Good Heart""—written by her—was a UK number-one for Feargal Sharkey in November 1985). The power ballad had even greater success in Norway, topping the singles chart for 10 weeks. The track was also a number-one success in the Netherlands. ""Show Me Heaven"" failed to enter the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, but did"
"Show Me Heaven ""Show Me Heaven"" is a song written by Maria McKee, Eric Rackin and Jay Rifkin, and recorded by McKee and produced by Peter Asher for the soundtrack to the Tom Cruise film ""Days of Thunder"", released in June 1990. It has since been covered by numerous other artists. Dave Sholin from the ""Gavin Report"" wrote about the song: ""There aren't many singers on the planet who can outdo Maria's remarkable vocal range. It was her voice that first endeared me to her band Lone Justice. Now as a soloist, she puts all that special ability to the"
"reach number 28 on the ""Billboard"" Adult Contemporary chart. Australian singer Tina Arena released her version of the song as the fifth single from her 1994 album ""Don't Ask"". Show Me Heaven ""Show Me Heaven"" is a song written by Maria McKee, Eric Rackin and Jay Rifkin, and recorded by McKee and produced by Peter Asher for the soundtrack to the Tom Cruise film ""Days of Thunder"", released in June 1990. It has since been covered by numerous other artists. Dave Sholin from the ""Gavin Report"" wrote about the song: ""There aren't many singers on the planet who can outdo"
"at number seven in the U.S., with first-week sales of 254,000 copies, and eventually became her third platinum certified album. The first single, ""Only U"", reached number thirteen on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and became her biggest hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number two. A second single, the ballad ""Don't Let Them"", garnered little chart success after Def Jam refused to fund a music video due to Irv Gotti's legal troubles during his money laundering trial. The single was released only in the U.S., where it failed to chart, and the UK, where it reached the lower end"
"Memory of Trees"" (1995) and ""A Day Without Rain"" (2000). Sales of the latter and its lead single, ""Only Time"", surged in the United States following its use in the media coverage of the September 11 attacks. Following ""Amarantine"" (2005) and ""And Winter Came..."" (2008), Enya took an extended break from music; she returned in 2012 and released ""Dark Sky Island"" (2015). Enya is known for her privacy and has never undertaken a concert tour. She is Ireland's bestselling solo artist and bestselling artist behind U2, with a discography that has sold 26.5 million certified albums in the United States"
"wonder in the UK, as ""First Time"" is her only single to reach their chart. This is not the case in Germany, where ""Save Up All Your Tears"" reached number 10, and she had at least three other chart singles. The German success of ""First Time"" won Beck a 1990 RSH Gold award, given annually by a German radio station since 1988 on the basis of major regional airplay success. Her album ""Trouble or Nothin""' was produced by Desmond Child and featured songs by Child, Diane Warren, Holly Knight, Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg. Despite their track record of success"
"1984 however that she found her first success with the hit ""25 Lovers"". This was followed by ""Ring of Ice"" and then with the song she would become famous the world over for - ""The Power of Love"". In 1985 the song became a massive success and reached No.1 in the UK for five weeks, selling well over a million copies. It was at the time the biggest selling single ever by a female artist and is still one of the biggest selling singles ever. Success in her native US proved elusive however as the single was just a minor"
"for one week. In the UK the song entered at #23 on downloads alone, and climbed to #16 once the physical single had been released. On 27 July 2008 the song moved up four places from #40 to #36, before dropping out of the top 40. All officially released remixes/edits (released on various promo singles) are listed below: 10.000 Nights of Thunder ""10.000 Nights of Thunder"" is the second single by Alphabeat. It was released in the UK as ""10,000 Nights"" in anticipation of ""This Is Alphabeat"", the international version of their debut album. The band played a live semi-acoustic"
"UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart and number 48 on the Scottish Singles Chart. The album was promoted on two UK concert tours in mid to late 2003 – one in May and another in November – followed by a number of European shows the following year in January, May and July. After disbanding two years earlier, in July 2002 Thunder announced that they were due to reunite in November for a Monsters of Rock tour headlined by Alice Cooper, although it was described by the band's vocalist Danny Bowes as ""a non permanent reformation"". Despite this statement, lead guitarist"
"short acoustic set and spoke with McIver live. The follow-up to ""Wonder Days"" was announced in December to be ""Rip It Up"", which would be released the following February and supported by a UK tour starting in March. The album reached number 3 on the UK Albums Chart, marking the highest position achieved by the band since ""Laughing on Judgement Day"" reached number 2 in 1992. Thunder performed their first shows ever in Australia shortly after the album's release, before returning to Europe in April for a string of dates. On 1 December 2017 the band released the single ""Christmas"
"by a run of Japanese dates in June and early July. The band also supported Status Quo on a European tour in April. ""The Only One"" was released as a single alongside a studio recording of the song on 26 January 1998, reaching number 31 on the UK Singles Chart and number 38 on the Scottish Singles Chart. After three ""warm-up shows"" in Belgium and the Netherlands, Thunder recorded ""Live"" on 12 and 13 November 1997 at Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton, and 15 and 16 November 1997 at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London. On 26 January 1998, the band released"
"Lady Dance"". In total, Charles spent 42 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1976 alone, mainly due to these two records. During this time, her touring band included Trevor Horn (for a while her boyfriend) and Geoff Downes. Further hits like ""Love Me Like a Lover"", ""Dr Love"", ""Rendezvous"" and ""Love Bug"" made her a pop star in Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, but she was never able to achieve success in the US. Her only solo recording to chart significantly in the US was ""You Set My Heart on Fire,"" which reached number 3 on Record World's"
"for You"" (16 weeks), the Wet Wet Wet version of The Troggs' ""Love Is All Around"" (15 weeks), Drake's ""One Dance"" (15 weeks), David Whitfield's ""Cara Mia"" (10 weeks), Rihanna's ""Umbrella"" (10 weeks) and Whitney Houston's version of ""I Will Always Love You"" (10 weeks). Frankie Laine's ""I Believe"" spent a total of 18 weeks at number one, but not consecutively, instead totalling 18 weeks across several runs at the top. By staying at number one until 1953 in the UK, Martino secured for himself the record of being the only performer to have a number one hit in the"
"Tauber. Published by Sweet 'n' Sour Songs Ltd. Both sides of all releases ran at 45RPM. Thunder in the Mountains ""Thunder in the Mountains"" is the eighth UK single by the band Toyah, fronted by Toyah Willcox, and was released in 1981. The single, which was not included on an album at the time, continued the success of previous hits. It reached number four in the UK Singles Chart in October 1981 and was again backed by an appearance on ""Top of the Pops"" plus a memorable video directed by Godley & Creme. Both sides of this single, and the"
"would be the band's third highest ever chart peak there, and their final top 40 UK hit to date (the single peaked at #14 in the U.S.). In 1990, the band (now without Lindsey Buckingham) recorded ""Behind the Mask"", but the album only reached Gold status in the U.S., and only McVie's song ""Save Me"" made the U.S. Top 40. The album did enter the UK album chart at #1 and reached Platinum status there. The second US single release from the album, McVie's ""Skies the Limit"" did not make the top 100, but did chart the A/C at number"
"only hit in the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at #16. McGovern's contract with 20th Century ended during 1976. Her career declined and so did her finances. In an interview on ""BBC Woman's Hour"" on 18 May 2009, McGovern stated that exorbitant fees charged by her manager (40%) together with her band being on a full-time salary, whether she was performing or not, were the cause of her perilous financial state. Ready to begin her life over again, she moved to Marina del Rey and took a secretarial job under an assumed name, Glenda Schwartz. Nevertheless, she was still"
"time the following month, which was also headlined by Iron Maiden. Also in August, ""Low Life in High Places"" was released as the first single from the band's second album, reaching number 22 on the UK Singles Chart, before ""Laughing on Judgement Day"" itself was released and debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart – the band's highest album chart position to date. The album was Thunder's second release to receive a gold certification from the BPI, which it did in January 1993. Later singles ""Everybody Wants Her"", ""A Better Man"" and ""Like a Satellite"" all registered on"
"""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart until May 1985, and initially was played only on modern rock and college radio. The single would eventually peak at no. 13. In the UK, the single reached number 4, which was at the time the band's highest singles chart position in their homeland. Since then, ""Barrel of a Gun"" (1997) and ""Precious"" (2005) have also reached number 4 in the UK. In West Germany, the song was a no. 1 hit and was used as the theme to West German TV's coverage of the 1984 Olympics, alluding to East Germany's participation in the Soviet-led boycott"
"Academy Award for Best Actress. She then revived her musical career by recording the rock-inflected albums ""Cher"" (1987), ""Heart of Stone"" (1989), and ""Love Hurts"" (1991), all of which yielded successful singles such as ""I Found Someone"", ""If I Could Turn Back Time"" and ""Love and Understanding"". Cher reached a new commercial peak in 1998 with the album ""Believe"", whose title track became the biggest-selling single of all time by a female artist in the UK. It features the pioneering use of Auto-Tune, also known as the ""Cher effect"". Her 2002–2005 became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all"
"first with Ure, and the first one to chart, although it was only a minor success on first release. However, when the title track ""Vienna"" was released as a single in early 1981 it became a huge hit and spent four weeks at no.2 in the UK singles chart and was the 5th highest selling single in the UK that year. The album itself re-entered the album chart and peaked at no.3. Inspired by the 1949 film ""The Third Man"", the promo video for ""Vienna"" was directed by Russell Mulcahy utilising cinematic techniques, and became quite influential. In an interview"
"also the best-selling song of the 1990s, until it was over-taken by ""Candle in the Wind 1997"", Elton John's tribute to Princess Diana. It remains one of the country's best-selling singles. Their two follow-up singles, ""I Believe"" released later in the year, and ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"" released in 1996, also reached No. 1 on their release, and they became the first act in UK chart history to have their first three singles going straight in at number one. Their third single ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted""/""Saturday Night at the Movies""/""You'll Never Walk Alone"" is also the only single"
"and signed with Motörhead's manager Douglas Smith. In 1984, the band decided to live in the UK. Most of the time was spent at Studios in London, writing and recording new material. The songs ""Let the Blood Run Red"" and ""Thunder on the Tundra"" became instant chart toppers with ""Thunder on the Tundra"" reaching number one on the British rock chart. The success of the singles soon led to 1985's album ""Only the Strong"". Thor's stage performances involved antics such as Jon Mikl Thor breathing into hot water bottles until they burst, breaking bricks over his chest and head and"
"for some early ""Language. Sex. Violence. Other?"" recordings. The band had their first number 1 hit in the UK singles chart with the album's first release, the upbeat ""Dakota"", in which Kelly spent much of the video driving in dark sunglasses. The second single from the album, ""Superman"" peaked at number 13 in the UK charts. After this release came ""Devil"", which was promoted by a controversial video, reaching number 11 in the charts. In January 2005, Kelly Jones performed a solo set at the Tsunami Relief Cardiff charity concert at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the biggest live music"
"her solo career, peaking at only #45 in the U.S. with first week sales of 38,000, and spent only 3 weeks within the top 100. However, the album has achieved Gold status there for shipping 500,000 copies. Unlike all of her previous releases, the album did not yield any major hit singles, though ""Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind"" reached #57 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. A second single, ""Blue Denim"", reached number 70 in Canada. The album enjoyed slightly more prominence in the UK, where it peaked at #16, though again there were no top 40 hits from it."
"reached number 6 in the United Kingdom and an initial peak of number 17 in the United States. In the aftermath of the 11 September attacks, sales of the album and its lead single, ""Only Time"", surged after the song was widely used during radio and television coverage of the events, leading to its description as ""a post-September 11 anthem"". The exposure caused ""A Day Without Rain"" to outperform its original chart performance to peak at number 2 on the ""Billboard"" 200, and the release of a maxi single containing the original and a pop remix of ""Only Time"" in"
"single. Harley later recalled in 2015: ""Mickie loved the song and produced it with great sympathy, I think."" Like ""Irresistible"", which preceded it, the song featured a dominant use of synthesisers. ""Heartbeat Like Thunder"" in particular was entirely synthesiser and emulator-based. The song was recorded with Duncan Mackay on keyboards and Big Country drummer Mark Brzezicki on drums. It was mastered at the Penthouse, Abbey Road Studios. Despite the Top 10 success of ""The Phantom of the Opera"", ""Heartbeat Like Thunder"" failed to make an appearance on the UK Singles Chart. Regardless, Harley and Most continued to record together, working"
"Hot 100, as well as spending 19 weeks on the UK singles chart. ""I Get Lonely"" peaked at number three on the Hot 100. ""The Velvet Rope"" sold over ten million albums worldwide and was certified three times platinum by the RIAA. Céline Dion achieving worldwide success with the song My Heart Will Go On from Titanic soundtrack. In the early 1990s, Mariah Carey's hit singles such as ""Vision of Love"" (1990) and ""Love Takes Time"" (1990), and Whitney Houston's ""All the Man That I Need"" (1990) and ""I Will Always Love You"" (1992) topped the radio charts for the"
"the history of the competition at that time. She later showcased her song at Borders Books & Music in Austin, TX. It failed to achieve much mainstream success, but managed to chart at 37 on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks. ""Hallelujah"", a cover of the classic Leonard Cohen hit, was released as the second single in the United Kingdom. It was featured as a bonus track on the iTunes edition of the album. It is her highest charting single to date in several countries, peaking at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart. It is also her only"
"14. The Belle Stars (album) The Belle Stars is the only studio album by the all-female band of the same name released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). The band's eponymous debut album reached number 15 on the UK Albums Chart. The Belle Stars had some success with their single ""Iko Iko"", a cover of The Dixie Cups' 1965 hit. It charted at number 35 in June 1982 on the UK Singles Chart. Seven years later the song became a hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart after it was featured in the movie ""Rain Man"", where it peaked at"
"Thunder took a brief hiatus as vocalist Danny Bowes and guitarist Luke Morley released their second collaboration album ""Mo's Barbeque"", and bassist Chris Childs and drummer Gary ""Harry"" James released their first album with Shadowman, ""Land of the Living"". The group returned in early 2004 to begin recording their seventh studio album. ""The Magnificent Seventh!"" debuted at number 70 on the UK Albums Chart and number 5 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart. ""I Love You More Than Rock 'n' Roll"" was released as the only single from the album on 22 November 2004, reaching number 27 on"
"Robin Zander's 1993 solo album she sang backing vocals for the track ""Reactionary Girl"". She also sang backing vocals on Robbie Robertson's debut and self-titled solo album, on the track ""American Roulette"". Much lesser known is her contribution of lead and co-lead vocals on two tracks on a contemporary Christian praise and worship album called ""Come As You Are"". McKee also contributed a song, ""Never Be You,"" for the soundtrack to the Walter Hill movie ""Streets of Fire"". She recorded a duet, ""Friends in Time"", with The Golden Horde on their eponymously titled album in 1991. She also recorded another"
"No. 2 and No. 1 in the UK charts. In total, the tour was eleven months long and touched 28 countries. ""Powerslave"" debuted at No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart, as a result of their record company (EMI's) third ""Now That's What I Call Music!"" pop compilation. According to both Nicko McBrain and Adrian Smith, ""Powerslave"" began making Iron Maiden famous ""very fast, very quickly"", such as in Brazil, where hundreds of fans waited outside hotels and restaurants for the band. The song ""Flash of the Blade"" was included on the soundtrack of Dario Argento's 1985 horror film ""Phenomena"""